white stork

/waɪt stɔɹk/

//waɪt stɔɹk// noun

"white-stork" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“white stork” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.

Corpus desk

Index EN-white-stork · white stork · English

white stork · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for white stork
PropertyValue
Headwordwhite stork
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/waɪt stɔɹk/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “white stork” in English

white storkranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

white stork is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /waɪt stɔɹk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for white stork, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From white and stork. The correct English form is white stork, spelled W-H-I-T-E- -S-T-O-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.

Etymology

From white and stork.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "white stork"?
"white stork" is spelled W-H-I-T-E- -S-T-O-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is /waɪt stɔɹk/.
What does "white stork" mean?
As a noun, "white stork" means: A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.
How do you pronounce "white stork"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "white stork" is /waɪt stɔɹk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "white stork"?
From white and stork. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list